Asbestos Exposure in Power Plants: Unveiling Hidden Hazards
The shadow of asbestos exposure looms ominously for those who, or whose family members, labored in Power Plants, Nuclear Power Plants, Coal and Steam-Powered Plants, Powerhouses, and Power Generating Stations during the era spanning from 1920 to 1980. This concealed danger exposed countless workers to the insidious threat of toxic and potentially lethal asbestos fibers.
Asbestos fibers, when inhaled or ingested, skillfully bypass the body's natural respiratory defenses, infiltrating vital organs such as the lungs, abdomen, heart, colon, esophagus, larynx, kidneys, chest cavity, and pancreas. These microscopic intruders have left a trail of malignant Mesothelioma and asbestos-related cancers among power plant workers, an affliction often discovered decades after the initial exposure.
Among those most susceptible to asbestos fibers within power plants are plant operators, machine operators, distributors, dispatchers, insulators, pipefitters, turbine operators, concrete workers, electricians, and welders. Their unwavering commitment to powering our nation inadvertently placed them in harm's way.
Tragically, many power plant workers now grapple with the enduring consequences of asbestos exposure, as Mesothelioma emerges as a formidable adversary, often remaining dormant for two to four decades before revealing its devastating presence.
It is imperative to shed light on these hidden hazards faced by power plant workers and provide them with the support, knowledge, and assistance they rightfully deserve. By raising awareness and taking proactive measures, we can confront the legacy of asbestos exposure and strive for a safer, healthier future for all.
A- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
Alliant Power Stack
Allied Chemical - Soda Ash Plant
Anclote Power Plant
Arapahoe Generating Station
Arkansas Nuclear One
Aurora Power Plant
B- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
Baldwin Power Plant
Barry Power Plant
Bartow Power Plant
Beaver Valley Power Plant
Beckjord Power Plant
Beluga Power Station
Beowawe Power Plant
Bernice Lake Powerhouse
Big Bend Power Plant
Big Stone Lake Plant
Big Stone Nuclear Power Plant
Bowen Power Plant
Brady Power Plant
Braidwood Power Plant
Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant
Brunswick Nuclear Power Plant
C- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
Caithness Power Plant
Cajun Electric Powerhouse
Callaway Nuclear Power Plant
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant
Cameo Power Plant
Canaday Power Station
Cape C. Fort Pierce Municipal Power Plant
Cape Canaveral Power Plant
Cardinal Power Plant
Carl E. Baily Generating Station
Carl S. Whillock Hydroelectric
Catawba Nuclear Power Plant
Cayuga Power Plant
Charles Poletti Power Project
Cherokee Power Station
Childs - Irving Power Plant
Cholla Power Plant
Chugach Electric
Clark Power Station
Clinton Power Plant
Clyde T. Ellis Hydroelectric
Coal - Fired Power Plant - Gillette
Coal - Fired Power Plant - Green River
Colbert Power Plant
Colorado- Ute Power – Coal Plant
Colorado- Ute Power Plant
Colstrip Power Plant
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant
Comanche Power Station
Conesville Power Plant
Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Plant
Cooper Nuclear Power Plant
Coyote Station Power Plant
Craig Power Station
Crist Power Plant
Crystal River Power Plant
Cumming County Public Power
D- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
Dave Johnson Coal - Fired Power Plant
Davis Besse Nuclear Power Plant
Desert Peak Power Plant
Diablo Canyon Power Plant
Dixie Valley Power Plant
Dover Gas Plant
Dresden Power Plant
Duane Arnold Alliant Energy
E- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas
Elmendorf AFB Powerhouse
Empire Farms Power Plant
Exeter Gas Plant
F- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
F.B. Culley Power Plant
Farley Nuclear Plant
Fermi 1 Nuclear Power Plant
Fermi 2 Nuclear Power Plant
FFTF Nuclear Power Plant
Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant
Flint Creek Power Plant
Flynn Power Plant
Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant
Fort Churchill Generating Station
Fort Myers Power Plant
Fort St. Vrain Generating Station
Four Corners Power Plant
G- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
Gallagher Power Plant
Gannon Power Plant
Gaston Power Plant
Gerald Gentleman Station
Ginna Power Plant
Golden Valley Electric Power Plant
Gorgas Power Plant
Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Plant
Greene County Power Plant
H- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
Hallam Nuclear Power Facility
Hanford Nuclear Facility
Harry Allen Power Station
Hayden Generating Station
Hookers Power Plant
Hoot Lake Plant
Hope Creek Generating Station
Hopewell Power Plant
I- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
Independence Steam Electric Station
Indian Point 2 Power Plant
Intermountain Power
Iowa Power and Light
J- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
J. E. Corrette Steam Plant
Jim Bridger Power Plant
John L. McClellan Generating Station
K- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant
Kraft Power Plant
L- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
LaSalle Power Plant
Lewis & Clark Power Plant
Limerick Nuclear Power Plant
Little Gypsy Power Plant
Little River Bend Power Plant
Los Angeles County Water & Electric
M- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
Martin Drake Power Plant
Matanuska Electric Association
McGuire Nuclear Power Plant
Merrimack Power Plant
Miller Power Plant
Millstone Nuclear Power Plant
Missoula Electric Cooperative
Montana Power Company
Monticello Nuclear Power Plant
Muskingum River Power Plant
N- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
Newington Power Plant
Niagara Power Project
Nine Mile Point 1 Power Plant
Nine Mile Point 2 Power Plant
Northern States Power Company
North Anna Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear Station
O- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
Oconee Nuclear Power Plant
Ocotillo Power Plant
Ogden Martin Solid Waste to Energy Plant
Oklaunion Power Station
Omaha Public Power
Omaha Public Power - Nebraska
Oyster Creek Generating Station
P- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
P.G.E Power Plant
Pacific Gas & Electric Power Plant
Palisades Nuclear Power Plant
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station
Pardise Power Plant
Pathfinder Nuclear Power Plant
Pawnee Power Station
Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant
Perry Nuclear Power Plant
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant
Pirkey Power Plant
Pinon Pine Power Project
Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant
Ponca City Power Plant
Power Plants
Prairie Island Power Plant
Q- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
Quad Cities Power Plant
R- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
R.S. Nelson Station Powerhouse
Rawhide Power Station
Ray D. Nixon Power Station
Reid Gardner Station
S- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
Saguaro Power Plant
Salem Nuclear Generating Station
Sammis Power Plant
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
Scherer Power Plant
Schiller Power Station
Seabrook Nuclear Power Station
Shearon Harris Power Plant
Sheldon Station
Sholz Power Plant
Sioux City Coal and Gas
Sithe's Mystic Station Power Plant
Smith Power Plant
Soda Lake Power Plant 1
Soda Lake Power Plant 2
South Texas Project Electric Generating Station
Southern California Edison
Southwestern Power Plants
St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant
Steamboat Power Plants
Sunrise Power Station
Surry Nuclear Power Plant
Susquehanna Power Plant
T- Asbestos Exposure in Power Plant Workers
Tacoma Municipal - Hogged Fuel
Tanner's Creek Power Plant
Thomas B. Fitzhugh Generating Station
Three Mile Island
Time Oil - U.S. Oil
Tipton Power Plant
Tracy Generating Station
Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant